Excerpt from The Record, Vol. 51: Hampden-Sydney College; Spring 1974 Watching Ms. Whitman in the classroom (which doesn't really feel like a classroom) is an exciting lesson no, not a lesson, that word is too formal, too conservative, too orthodox for such a refreshing experience. The quietness and gentleness of this woman is mixed with a very certain strength as she dis cusses putting one's feelings and emotions into a form a communicative form called poetry. Words are important to her. Each word of a student's poem is ...
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Excerpt from The Record, Vol. 51: Hampden-Sydney College; Spring 1974 Watching Ms. Whitman in the classroom (which doesn't really feel like a classroom) is an exciting lesson no, not a lesson, that word is too formal, too conservative, too orthodox for such a refreshing experience. The quietness and gentleness of this woman is mixed with a very certain strength as she dis cusses putting one's feelings and emotions into a form a communicative form called poetry. Words are important to her. Each word of a student's poem is handled carefully as she takes an in and gently places it on the next line; as she rolls off her lips the words his scorched, crumpled wings to hear if the sounds are really working for the poet. The student poets range in age from 20 to 70, and together they have eaten apples, and to gether they have described the crisp, tart, tempt ing, teasing fruit in their poems. Together they have studied their own faces in mirrors. To gether they have walked barefoot on the campus lawn. Together they have shared memories of their childhood. Together they have discussed their love for their fathers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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